Two years ago, Fatima Amiri and her family fled Afghanistan for Pakistan because the Taliban government would not allow her and her sisters to go to school. But going to school is impossible, she says, even in their new country.
Thousands of residents have fled the capital of western Myanmar’s Rakhine state in anticipation of a looming battle between the rebel ethnic Arakan Army and junta soldiers, local residents told Radio Free Asia.
Ukraine has used a range of strategies to repel Russian forces that are encroaching. The most recent one involves training dogs to accompany Ukrainian soldiers during their missions.
Many Israelis are making comparisons between the October 7 Hamas massacre and the Holocaust genocide on Saturday, which is Holocaust Remembrance Day. Holocaust survivors themselves made up a portion of the people affected by October 7.
In Colombia’s lakes, rivers, hippos are thriving.Environmentalists say that this invasive species is driving away other wildlife and endangering people in the area.The Colombian government is currently advocating for population reduction measures.
After their Kiev home was devastated by a Russian aerial attack on January 2, Lyudmyla Opanasenko and her husband are working to rebuild their lives. Lesia Bakalets of VOA met Lyudmyla in the Ukrainian capital to talk about her life now and plans for the future in the face of so much uncertainty.
Intense battles between junta troops, the Kachin Independence Army and joint People’s Defense Forces have killed 40 civilians, locals told Radio Free Asia on Wednesday.
A bomb shelter in the Kyiv region of Ukraine was constructed by school volunteers to resemble a house from the “The Hobbit” films. When Russia launched its full-scale invasion, the school was completely destroyed. The volunteers added the whimsical shelter for the students after they rebuilt it.
Amid a severe economic situation, radio stations in the northern Faryab region of Afghanistan are trying to keep broadcasting.
According to a Palestinian pollster, since October 7th, support for Hamas in the West Bank has increased significantly, rising from 12% in October to 44% in December.